There are exactly 2 kinds of tired that people over 55 experience, one of them rest can fix and the other goes so deep that psychology says most people mistake it for depression when it's actually these 6 things - Silicon Canals

"Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Ever notice how your parents or older relatives describe being tired differently than they used to? My dad, after thirty years in sales management, used to come home exhausted but would bounce back after a good weekend. Now at 62, he talks about a tiredness that sleep doesn't touch, that weekends can't cure, that vacations barely dent."

"Psychology research reveals something fascinating: people over 55 experience two distinct types of exhaustion. The first is physical tiredness, the kind a good night's rest or a lazy Sunday can fix. But the second? It runs so deep that many mistake it for depression when it's actually something else entirely. After watching my father navigate this invisible exhaustion for years,"

People over 55 experience two distinct kinds of exhaustion: recoverable physical tiredness and a deep, persistent exhaustion that sleep and rest do not alleviate. That deep exhaustion stems from cumulative unprocessed disappointments—quiet losses such as missed promotions, fading friendships, and abandoned dreams—that accumulate across decades. Cumulative grief produces mental and emotional labor separate from clinical depression, though it can feel similar. Carrying unresolved feelings without time or permission to process them increases emotional load with age. Standard remedies like weekends or vacations often fail to relieve this burden. Recognition and intentional processing of accumulated disappointments are required to address this profound, non-physical fatigue.

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